Colorado
Colorado pedestrian killed in I-25 crash after leaving medical center
Police in Lone Tree are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by vehicles on Interstate 25 over the weekend.
According to the City of Lone Tree, a man left the HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge medical complex while on a hold Saturday night. Police officers reportedly saw him on the light rail tracks and advised the Regional Transportation District to shut down trains in the area.
The man reportedly spotted the officers as he approached the Lincoln Station platform and turned back south.
Police said the man jumped the fence and attempted to run across I-25 when he was struck by vehicles. Officers immediately took lifesaving measures and the man was taken to HCA HealthONE SkyRidge, where he was pronounced deceased.
Southbound I-25 at C470 was temporarily closed while first responders worked the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Springs police arrested a suspect late Thursday night after he was suspected of starting a vehicle fire.
Colorado Springs police said at about 12:15 p.m., officers were called to the 2100 block of Vickers Drive, near North Academy Boulevard, to assist Colorado Springs firefighters with a vehicle fire.
During the investigation, police said officers learned that the suspect broke the front window and threw a lit object into the cab of the vehicle.
The vehicle was then engulfed in flames and was a complete loss, police said.
No one was in the parked vehicle at the time of the fire, police said.
At about 11 p.m., police said officers located and arrested the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Graison Dortch in the 4300 block of N Chestnut Street, near I-25 and Garden of the Gods Road.
Dortch was booked into the El Paso County Jail on charges of second-degree arson and use of an incendiary device, police said. Officers said both are class five felonies.
According to court records, as of Friday morning, Dortch is being held on no bond.
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